A 14-year-old boy was hit and killed Sunday by a Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada bus northwest of downtown Las Vegas, Metro Police said. The accident happened ...
A fire in an apartment building power room knocked out electricity to 20 units, forcing up to 40 people from their homes, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials said. Nobody ...
Firefighters put out a blaze early today at a building that serves as an administrative office for the Longhorn Casino on Boulder Highway, according to the Clark County Fire Department. The fire was reported ...
A man was killed and one person seriously injured today when a car crossed the median and slammed head-on into another vehicle on the 215 Beltway near ...
Detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a female just east of downtown as a homicide, according to Metro Police. The death was reported about ...
Two small planes sustained significant damage but nobody was injured when they collided midair today near the Nevada-California line, authorities said. The planes collided ...
A Henderson man was pronounced dead Tuesday after the car he was driving went out of control and collided with two oncoming vehicles on Tropicana Avenue, between Paradise Road and Koval Lane, according to Metro Police. The 58-year-old man ...
You know Bally’s was once MGM Grand, Westgate Las Vegas started life as The International, and The D Las Vegas used to be Fitzgerald’s. But how well do you really know the casinos of Las Vegas? Can you tell the property by its unique door handle? Did you ...
Seven children in Las Vegas and two in Reno were recovered last week as part of a nationwide human trafficking operation, the FBI announced today. Overall, 149 underage trafficking victims — the youngest 12 years old — were recovered and ...
A man and woman arrested in Louisiana are accused of killing a 71-year-old Las Vegas woman, stuffing her corpse into a duffel bag and hiding it in an underground utility vault while they used her credit cards to fund an effort ...
A pedestrian crossing the street against a red traffic signal was hit by a car and critically injured Sunday night in Laughlin, according to Metro Police. The accident happened about ...
A man was wounded early today in a drive-by shooting as he walked along a sidewalk in the northeast valley, Metro Police said. The man was taken to a hospital with ...
Las Vegas-based Remark Media Inc. announced today that it would close its acquisition of the site on Friday after reaching a deal with VEGAS.com's founding company, The Greenspun Corporation.
Tickets for the 2016 Electric Daisy Carnival went on sale at noon today. Early Owl general admission tickets are $335 plus $42.39 in fees until they sell out, when the price will jump to ...
A Las Vegas man injured Wednesday when the all-terrain vehicle he was riding slammed into a parked SUV has died, according to Metro Police. The Clark County Coroner’s Office notified ...
Police are searching for a man who fatally shot two men after exchanging words outside a southeast valley smoke shop. The shooting happened about noon Friday at ...
On Friday, organizers of a Nevada program aimed at reducing the number of teen fatalities will hold a kickoff celebration to raise awareness of the problem and educate young drivers and their parents about ...
An apparent electrical fire that started in the attic of an empty vacation home did an estimated $125,000 damage, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials. A Metro Police officer noticed smoke ...
The Las Vegas 51s kept themselves in the hunt for a division title Friday night, bouncing back from a thrashing on Thursday for a 9-4 victory over Tacoma. The win, coupled with a 6-5 loss by ...
A fugitive wanted by the California Department of Corrections was arrested today in Las Vegas by a U.S. Marshals Service-led task force. A warrant was issued charging ...
A marked Metro Police car was involved in a crash with a private vehicle this morning at a Las Vegas Strip intersection, officials said. The accident took place about 5 a.m. at ...
Metro Police say they took a man into custody today after responding to a domestic disturbance call where possible gunshots were heard. Police responded about ...
North Las Vegas police have made an arrest in a shooting that left a man fatally wounded overnight. Officer Aaron Patty said today the 34-year-old victim and ...
A suspect has been arrested in the slaying of an 84-year-old woman who was attacked last month at a Spring Valley home, Metro Police said. Margarita Balandova, 28, of Las Vegas was arrested Thursday on counts of ...
A 46-year-old Las Vegas woman was killed early today when the Ford Mustang she was driving sped through an intersection on Russell Road, went airborne and slammed ...
A Las Vegas man was critically injured Sunday night when the motorcycle he was riding ran off Charleston Boulevard and crashed, Metro Police said. The wreck happened about ...
A new partnership between the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce and H2U Health Centers will expand access to primary health care for chamber members and their dependents. H2U, which operates ...
A 79-year-old driver may have had a medical episode before a car crashed into a house Sunday night, injuring a 12-year-old girl who was sleeping in a bedroom, Metro Police said. The man, identified by the ...
Experts are optimistic solar power can eventually compete with traditional energy sources
Monday, July 6, 2015
The state basks in an average 250 sunny days a year, and the push to turn our clear skies and sun rays into energy grows every year. In fact, Las Vegas is the third-sunniest city in the country and ranks third in solar energy produced per capita. Stephen Brown, director of UNLV’s Center for Economic and Business Research, says commercial solar power in Nevada is more economically viable than other renewables, such as wind power, but still has a long way to go to be ...
A 17-year-old boy who died Tuesday at Lake Mohave while swimming has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as Troynell Jermone Johnson Jr. of North Las Vegas. Metro Police divers ...
A 31-year-old Las Vegas man was arrested Sunday afternoon in connection with four bank robberies in the past few weeks, Henderson Police said. Oswald David Perez, dubbed the “Chin Strap” bandit because ...
A 16-year-old bicyclist who was hit by a car last week while crossing Bonanza Road in a crosswalk has died, according to Metro Police. The boy was crossing ...
Two people suffered minor injures when the pilot of a small plane reported losing engine power and made an emergency landing today at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, authorities said. The plane was ...
Clark County firefighters put out blazes at two houses Thursday night and early today, including one that broke out in the garage of a two-story home and displaced 10 people, officials said. Nobody was ...
The Las Vegas City Council today approved naming a park after slain Metro Police Officer Alyn Beck, who was gunned down last year with another officer by a pair of anti-government extremists. Mayor Pro Tem Steve Ross sponsored ...
Two juveniles were arrested Tuesday after an arson fire did about $100,000 damage at a closed fire station, according to the Clark County Fire Department. Firefighters responded ...
An apartment building caught fire early today after a resident turned on the stove to boil water for tea and then fell asleep, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials said. The resident was ...
Friends and business associates of billionaire builder and philanthropist Kirk Kerkorian talked today about the man who helped shape Las Vegas. Kerkorian, who built or owned some of the biggest casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, died Monday at age 98 of natural causes at ...
An 18-year-old man was hit by a car and critically injured Tuesday night while crossing Boulder Highway outside of a crosswalk, Metro Police said. Deangelo Mantilla of Las Vegas was ...
A fire in a laundry room at an apartment building spread to two unoccupied apartments before firefighters put out the blaze, according to the Clark County Fire Department. The fire was ...